You Have to Hear this Ford GT40 Mk2 Thunder Around the Track

The story of how the legendary Ford GT40 came to be is one of the most famous to ever go down in automotive history. The GT40, developed using the most advanced technology Ford had at the time, and fueled by a personal vendetta against Enzo Ferrari, went on to finish in the top three spots at Le Mans in 1966.

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As radical looking now as it was then, the GT40 had a massive V8 engine and a state-of-the-art racing design. Everything about it evoked a sense of speed, from the side air vents and shoulder-like front fenders to the truncated rear. The 2005 Ford GT and the new Ford GT pay homage to the great GT40, but nothing will ever sound quite like the original, as proven by the video of this Ford GT40 Mk2 thundering around Spa.

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